The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-05-21
DELTA FARMERS ASSOCIATION.


GRANVILLE. MISSISSIPPI. Nay 10. 1887.
The Association met IN the
Opera Hall and was called to or
der by d. NJ. Russell, President.
Upon motion the following were
appointed a committee to report a
constitution suitable TO permanent
organization:
Thos. White, DeSoto county.
Fl. O. Myers, Tunica county.
e. A. Lindsey, Coahoma county.
B.W. SturdIvant, TallahatchieCO
G.. X. Smith, Sunfiower county.
j. F. Stokes, Bolivar county.
I. b. Cowan, Issaquena county.
A. j. Phelps, Sharkey county.
II. L. lreys, Washington Co.
The Chairman noting the pres.
ence of Senator j. L. George and
Governor Robert Lowry appoint
ed j. f. Stokes and @. S. Robin.
son a committee TO escort them to
seats before the Association. Be-
ing introduced the gentlemen al.
dressed the Association upon the
resources and conditions of the
Delta and the purposes of the or.
ganization.
The address of Professor Gully
of the A. Il NJ. College was then
delivered, a resolution thanking
him adopted and said address
requested for publication. The
meeting then adjourned until half
past seven p. M, to await the re-
port of the committee on consti.
tuition.
The Association re-assembling
at the hour designated, the com.
mittee reported as follows:
CONSTITUTION.
We, Yazoo Delta farmers. in or.
der to promote material develop
ment, extract public benefits from
phenominally fertile soil and salu-
brious climate, provide proper hus-
bandry, increase the efficiency Of
labor, establish cooperative farm
effort, secure the cordial and sym.
pathetic union of Delta farmers,
provide for our general welfare
and initiate the long needed revl.
val in agriculture, do ordain and
establish this constitution for the
Farmers Association of the Yazoo
Delta.
Article l. This Association shall
be composed of the duly accredlt-
ed delegates of farmers clubs
formed in each Supervisors dis
trict in the Yazoo Delta and part
of Supervisors district situated
therein, and the officers hereinaf.
ter provided for.
Art. 2. The officers of this Asso.
citation shall be a President and
Secretary and Treasurer and
Vice-President from each county
cooperating with this Association,
who need not be members thereof
before election. The President
shall be elected at the next meet
ing of this Association after the
adoption Of this constitution, and
shall hold his office, without pecu'
MARY compensation, for period OF
four years, next ensuing his elec
tiOn. 1t shall be his duty to attend
and preside at all meetings of the
Association, sign all orders on the
Treasurer for money, and sedu
lousy guard the welfare, and by
all reasonable efforts promote the
objects of this Association. The
Vice.Presldents shall be elected
after the election of the Presi
dents, and 1t shall be their duty, in
their respective counties, to enlist
the active Sympathy of the farmers
for this Association, to stimulate
competitive agricultural trials and
fairly conduct the same, and at
tend as often as practicable the
meetings of the farmers clubs or.
ganized therein, and promote their
usefulness to the bettermept OF
agriculture and agriculturalists.
Art. 3. The Secretary and Treas
urer shall be elected at the next
meeting Of the Association after
the adoption of this constitution,
and shall hold his officee for a
period of two years next ensuing
bis election. 1t shall be his duty
to attend all the meetings of this
Association. and keep and furnish
for publication, concise but intelll.
gent minutes of all its proceed
ings. He shall neatly tabulate and
furnish for publication such Yazoo
Delta statistics as shall be re-
quir6d by the Association or or
dered by the President. He shall
keep in a we'll bound book, open
to public inspection at reasonable
hours, the names and postoffice
address of all the officers and
members of the farmers clubs
hereinafter provided; and he shall
also keep careful record OF
all receipts and disbursements OF
money with bis vouchers therefor,
open to the inspection of the AS.